Calendar of Events

Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Join YWCA and get one month free
Dec 21 all-day
online

At the YWCA of Asheville, we are committed to providing a space where EVERYbody feels welcome. Ours is a gym where you can be fully and unapologetically yourself, so you can show up and care for the most important person, you. Our unique programming honors who you are. Our approach is wellness and healing-centered that is diverse and inclusive of EVERYbody.

The YWCA is easy to get to: just south of downtown. Our gym is a judgment-free gym and offers a variety of fitness equipment, cardio machines, free weights, and all the necessities for your fitness routine. Our indoor pool is maintained at a warm temperature, to alleviate joints and recover muscles while lap swimming, free swim, or during our lively aquatics group classes. We offer two community fitness studios with a daily variety of body-positive, welcoming, unique group classes, and seasonal workshops. All of this and on-site professional childcare so your me-time can become your child’s fun time. Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are also available.

Membership Perks:

  • Gender-inclusive gym facility and classes
  • Comfortable, accepting community atmosphere
  • Group Fitness Classes: Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Studio Cycle, Tabata, and more!
  • Indoor heated pool with lap lanes and Water Exercise Classes
  • On-site childcare while you work out
  • Swim lessons for all ages with special member prices
  • Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are available.
 BECOME A MEMBER MEMBERSHIP PLANS AND RATES
Read more
Categories: Health & Wellness
The Wish Tree- Older Adults + Adults w/ Disabilities and Foster Care Wish Tree
Dec 21 all-day
online

Make A Wish Come True This Holiday Season

Wishes

Ready the hot cocoa and pull out your decorations; it’s time for another holiday season.  As you begin your holiday preparation traditions, remember to visit the Buncombe County Wish Trees! This year we are offering two opportunities to spread cheer throughout the community:

Foster Care Wish Tree

Each year children in foster care and young adults participating in Extended Foster Care in Buncombe County submit a list of wishes they would like for the holidays. Signing up to sponsor a child or young adult is easy! Just follow the link below and select the child or young adult you would like to sponsor. After signing up, you will receive email confirmation that provides a copy of the wish list and all the instructions for drop off. We are taking extra precautions due to COVID-19 so be sure to read the follow up email in its entirety.

CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR A CHILD

Direct Questions to Amber Cook

 [email protected]
(828) 250-5824

The Wish Tree- Fulfilling Wishes of Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities

There are a lot of Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities in Buncombe County in need of connection this holiday season. Show a  Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities how much you care by sponsoring them this holiday season. Signing up to sponsor a Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities  is easy. Just follow the link below, select the  Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities you would like to sponsor, and check your email for confirmation, a reminder of what your Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities would like this holiday season, and drop off instructions. We are taking extra precautions due to COVID-19 so be sure to read the follow up email in its entirety.

CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR AN OLDER ADULT OR AN ADULT WITH DISABILITIES

A note from HHS

The holidays can be hard for a lot of people, children in foster care, older adults, and adults with disabilities in particular. Holidays are a time when family and friends gather together, show support for one another, and shower each other with love, kindness, and generosity. Each year, we have an opportunity to deliver the holiday spirit to children in foster care, older adults, and adults with disabilities through our wish tree gift drives. The expressions of joy and excitement on our clients faces as we deliver their gifts reminds us of the true meaning of the holiday season, connection. Yes, the gifts are nice. But the real gift is knowing that someone loves and cares. That is what we deliver to our clients. Thank you in advance for your generous sponsorship.

Read more
Categories: Community Donations Holiday
Asheville + Grateful Bread Team Up for Winter Coat Drive
Dec 21 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville

 

For the second consecutive year, Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville (HCCA) and Grateful Bread will team up to host a Winter Coat Drive to benefit our local community. Guests, community members, and more are encouraged to bring their lightly used and recently cleaned jackets, coats, and related winter apparel to the HCCA Box Office during business hours (Tuesday-Friday, 10a-4p) or during active event times until December 22nd. Grateful Bread will also be hosting a special pop up coat drive event on December 10th in front of the venue for the Christmas Jam.
Read more
Categories: Community Donations
Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign
Dec 21 @ 6:21 pm
Harris Teeter

Help Us Meet the Need This Holiday Season

Round Up Campaigns & Community Events
We are so grateful to all of our partners who are helping us during this critical time by providing various ways for people to get involved and help provide meals for neighbors this holiday season. Read through the list below to find out ways you can get involved.

  • Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign (11/2 – 12/27): Harris Teeter shoppers will be invited to Round Up their transaction to the nearest whole dollar at checkout to benefit local hunger relief partners. MANNA will be the recipient of funds raised at the Harris Teeter stores on Merrimon Ave. in Asheville and Spartanburg Hwy. in Hendersonville.
Read more
Categories: Community Donations
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Survey
Dec 22 all-day
online

The Buncombe County Health Promotions Team requests feedback from residents to help inform strategies to improve our health priorities. Over the summer, Buncombe County’s latest Community Health Assessment was released. With the help of key informant surveys, community listening sessions, and existing data, the following health conditions were selected as a focus priority for the next three years: Birth Outcomes, Mental Health and Substance Misuse, and Chronic Conditions (Heart Disease and Diabetes).

We are now requesting community input to inform strategic planning for the upcoming Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The survey results will be used to determine how and what our community can do to address and improve Buncombe County’s health priorities. Let your voice be heard by taking the One Key Question Survey! All responses are anonymous.

We need participation from residents of Buncombe County to help us create a healthier community for everyone. Your response to the One Key Question Survey is essential to make Buncombe County a better place to call home.

So here’s the One Key Question:

What is the most important thing for you and your family’s health and well-being?

CLICK HERE TO ANSWER

Once you are finished answering our survey, spend a few minutes exploring the many functions of the page. You can track responses from other locals, read about our assessment process, and learn how we use your answers to create community change. Be sure to check the page regularly to stay current on our new surveys, meeting schedules, process updates, and more.

Read more
Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Donate to Greenworks Double your impact with a $50,000 match!
Dec 22 all-day
online

We’ve got so many reasons to give thanks! In each of our program areas, we see ordinary people taking heroic action to protect our home from the pressures of a changing climate.

 

This year-end, we’re highlighting stories that inspired us and sharing how we’re planting seeds to create a climate-resilient future for all of us.

 

With our native pollinators, more is more. The more habitat we plant, the more easily our native pollinators can find shelter and food, the more resilient they become to the challenges posed by pesticides and extreme heat—the more stable our entire food ecosystem becomes.
Read more
Categories: Donations Holiday
Give Local: SAHAC and Wicked Weed
Dec 22 all-day
online
GiveLocal campaign logo
SAHC is thrilled to be selected again this year to participate in the MountainXpress Give!Local Campaign. Our generous partners at Wicked Weed Brewing will MATCH donations up to $10,000! PLUS, anyone donating at a level of $100 or above will receive a $10 gift card from Wicked Weed. 

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

WHAT THEY DO: We permanently protect and steward our region’s most beloved natural areas. When you support local land and water conservation, you ensure our lands, our water, our wildlife and our farms will be there for future generations. SAHC is committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.

sahc

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
 (828) 253-0095
 http://appalachian.org
Read more
Categories: Community Donations Holiday
Give!Local fundraiser! Nature Center and Weiler Woods for Wildlife
Dec 22 all-day
online w/ WNC Nature Center

From November 1 to December 31, you can support the WNC Nature Center through Mountain Xpress’ Give!Local fundraiser!
Your donation gives you great incentives from the Nature Center and Mountain Xpress, and your gift will be matched by Weiler Woods for Wildlife up to $2,500, with the entire donation coming to the Friends of the WNC Nature Center!
This is a powerful way to support local nonprofits and your community during the holiday season!
Here are a few of the awesome perks of supporting the Friends:
  • Donate $25+ and get a day pass to the WNC Nature Center.
  • Donate $50+ and get an animal sticker and a day pass.
  • Donate $100+ and get an animal tracks necklace, animal sticker, and a day pass.
  • Donate $250+ and get a a guided tour of the Nature Center with animal enrichment for two people, plus the necklace, sticker, and day pass. PLUS, you’ll be entered to win a chance to go on habitat with red pandas Leafa and Phoenix in 2023!
Read more
Categories: Community Donations Family Fun Holiday
Join YWCA and get one month free
Dec 22 all-day
online

At the YWCA of Asheville, we are committed to providing a space where EVERYbody feels welcome. Ours is a gym where you can be fully and unapologetically yourself, so you can show up and care for the most important person, you. Our unique programming honors who you are. Our approach is wellness and healing-centered that is diverse and inclusive of EVERYbody.

The YWCA is easy to get to: just south of downtown. Our gym is a judgment-free gym and offers a variety of fitness equipment, cardio machines, free weights, and all the necessities for your fitness routine. Our indoor pool is maintained at a warm temperature, to alleviate joints and recover muscles while lap swimming, free swim, or during our lively aquatics group classes. We offer two community fitness studios with a daily variety of body-positive, welcoming, unique group classes, and seasonal workshops. All of this and on-site professional childcare so your me-time can become your child’s fun time. Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are also available.

Membership Perks:

  • Gender-inclusive gym facility and classes
  • Comfortable, accepting community atmosphere
  • Group Fitness Classes: Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Studio Cycle, Tabata, and more!
  • Indoor heated pool with lap lanes and Water Exercise Classes
  • On-site childcare while you work out
  • Swim lessons for all ages with special member prices
  • Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are available.
 BECOME A MEMBER MEMBERSHIP PLANS AND RATES
Read more
Categories: Health & Wellness
The Wish Tree- Older Adults + Adults w/ Disabilities and Foster Care Wish Tree
Dec 22 all-day
online

Make A Wish Come True This Holiday Season

Wishes

Ready the hot cocoa and pull out your decorations; it’s time for another holiday season.  As you begin your holiday preparation traditions, remember to visit the Buncombe County Wish Trees! This year we are offering two opportunities to spread cheer throughout the community:

Foster Care Wish Tree

Each year children in foster care and young adults participating in Extended Foster Care in Buncombe County submit a list of wishes they would like for the holidays. Signing up to sponsor a child or young adult is easy! Just follow the link below and select the child or young adult you would like to sponsor. After signing up, you will receive email confirmation that provides a copy of the wish list and all the instructions for drop off. We are taking extra precautions due to COVID-19 so be sure to read the follow up email in its entirety.

CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR A CHILD

Direct Questions to Amber Cook

 [email protected]
(828) 250-5824

The Wish Tree- Fulfilling Wishes of Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities

There are a lot of Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities in Buncombe County in need of connection this holiday season. Show a  Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities how much you care by sponsoring them this holiday season. Signing up to sponsor a Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities  is easy. Just follow the link below, select the  Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities you would like to sponsor, and check your email for confirmation, a reminder of what your Older Adult and or Adult with Disabilities would like this holiday season, and drop off instructions. We are taking extra precautions due to COVID-19 so be sure to read the follow up email in its entirety.

CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR AN OLDER ADULT OR AN ADULT WITH DISABILITIES

A note from HHS

The holidays can be hard for a lot of people, children in foster care, older adults, and adults with disabilities in particular. Holidays are a time when family and friends gather together, show support for one another, and shower each other with love, kindness, and generosity. Each year, we have an opportunity to deliver the holiday spirit to children in foster care, older adults, and adults with disabilities through our wish tree gift drives. The expressions of joy and excitement on our clients faces as we deliver their gifts reminds us of the true meaning of the holiday season, connection. Yes, the gifts are nice. But the real gift is knowing that someone loves and cares. That is what we deliver to our clients. Thank you in advance for your generous sponsorship.

Read more
Categories: Community Donations Holiday
Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign
Dec 22 @ 6:21 pm
Harris Teeter

Help Us Meet the Need This Holiday Season

Round Up Campaigns & Community Events
We are so grateful to all of our partners who are helping us during this critical time by providing various ways for people to get involved and help provide meals for neighbors this holiday season. Read through the list below to find out ways you can get involved.

  • Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign (11/2 – 12/27): Harris Teeter shoppers will be invited to Round Up their transaction to the nearest whole dollar at checkout to benefit local hunger relief partners. MANNA will be the recipient of funds raised at the Harris Teeter stores on Merrimon Ave. in Asheville and Spartanburg Hwy. in Hendersonville.
Read more
Categories: Community Donations
Friday, December 23, 2022
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Survey
Dec 23 all-day
online

The Buncombe County Health Promotions Team requests feedback from residents to help inform strategies to improve our health priorities. Over the summer, Buncombe County’s latest Community Health Assessment was released. With the help of key informant surveys, community listening sessions, and existing data, the following health conditions were selected as a focus priority for the next three years: Birth Outcomes, Mental Health and Substance Misuse, and Chronic Conditions (Heart Disease and Diabetes).

We are now requesting community input to inform strategic planning for the upcoming Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The survey results will be used to determine how and what our community can do to address and improve Buncombe County’s health priorities. Let your voice be heard by taking the One Key Question Survey! All responses are anonymous.

We need participation from residents of Buncombe County to help us create a healthier community for everyone. Your response to the One Key Question Survey is essential to make Buncombe County a better place to call home.

So here’s the One Key Question:

What is the most important thing for you and your family’s health and well-being?

CLICK HERE TO ANSWER

Once you are finished answering our survey, spend a few minutes exploring the many functions of the page. You can track responses from other locals, read about our assessment process, and learn how we use your answers to create community change. Be sure to check the page regularly to stay current on our new surveys, meeting schedules, process updates, and more.

Read more
Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Donate to Greenworks Double your impact with a $50,000 match!
Dec 23 all-day
online

We’ve got so many reasons to give thanks! In each of our program areas, we see ordinary people taking heroic action to protect our home from the pressures of a changing climate.

 

This year-end, we’re highlighting stories that inspired us and sharing how we’re planting seeds to create a climate-resilient future for all of us.

 

With our native pollinators, more is more. The more habitat we plant, the more easily our native pollinators can find shelter and food, the more resilient they become to the challenges posed by pesticides and extreme heat—the more stable our entire food ecosystem becomes.
Read more
Categories: Donations Holiday
Give!Local fundraiser! Nature Center and Weiler Woods for Wildlife
Dec 23 all-day
online w/ WNC Nature Center

From November 1 to December 31, you can support the WNC Nature Center through Mountain Xpress’ Give!Local fundraiser!
Your donation gives you great incentives from the Nature Center and Mountain Xpress, and your gift will be matched by Weiler Woods for Wildlife up to $2,500, with the entire donation coming to the Friends of the WNC Nature Center!
This is a powerful way to support local nonprofits and your community during the holiday season!
Here are a few of the awesome perks of supporting the Friends:
  • Donate $25+ and get a day pass to the WNC Nature Center.
  • Donate $50+ and get an animal sticker and a day pass.
  • Donate $100+ and get an animal tracks necklace, animal sticker, and a day pass.
  • Donate $250+ and get a a guided tour of the Nature Center with animal enrichment for two people, plus the necklace, sticker, and day pass. PLUS, you’ll be entered to win a chance to go on habitat with red pandas Leafa and Phoenix in 2023!
Read more
Categories: Community Donations Family Fun Holiday
Join YWCA and get one month free
Dec 23 all-day
online

At the YWCA of Asheville, we are committed to providing a space where EVERYbody feels welcome. Ours is a gym where you can be fully and unapologetically yourself, so you can show up and care for the most important person, you. Our unique programming honors who you are. Our approach is wellness and healing-centered that is diverse and inclusive of EVERYbody.

The YWCA is easy to get to: just south of downtown. Our gym is a judgment-free gym and offers a variety of fitness equipment, cardio machines, free weights, and all the necessities for your fitness routine. Our indoor pool is maintained at a warm temperature, to alleviate joints and recover muscles while lap swimming, free swim, or during our lively aquatics group classes. We offer two community fitness studios with a daily variety of body-positive, welcoming, unique group classes, and seasonal workshops. All of this and on-site professional childcare so your me-time can become your child’s fun time. Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are also available.

Membership Perks:

  • Gender-inclusive gym facility and classes
  • Comfortable, accepting community atmosphere
  • Group Fitness Classes: Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Studio Cycle, Tabata, and more!
  • Indoor heated pool with lap lanes and Water Exercise Classes
  • On-site childcare while you work out
  • Swim lessons for all ages with special member prices
  • Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are available.
 BECOME A MEMBER MEMBERSHIP PLANS AND RATES
Read more
Categories: Health & Wellness
Body Image: Writing to Heal
Dec 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
online

This group is for everyone who suffers from a poor body image. You do not have to consider yourself to be a writer; the only requirement is that you want to heal your relationship with your body. As a trained Body Image Coach (to learn more about me go to www.aprilhorton.com) and a person living in this body-shaming culture, I know how painful a challenging body image can be. Writing can be a powerful tool used to heal this type of trauma. The structure of this group is that I will give out writing prompts and then everyone will write as fast as they can, without editing, for approximately ten minutes. Then there will be an opportunity for group members to share what they wrote (only if they want to) and then receive feedback from the group members on how the writing impacted them. In this safe space we can learn together how to see our bodies and ourselves in a more empowering light.

I am a trained Body Image Coach with a background in psychology. If you would like to know more about me check out my website at www.aprilhorton.com.

Read more
Categories: Health & Wellness Writing
Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign
Dec 23 @ 6:21 pm
Harris Teeter

Help Us Meet the Need This Holiday Season

Round Up Campaigns & Community Events
We are so grateful to all of our partners who are helping us during this critical time by providing various ways for people to get involved and help provide meals for neighbors this holiday season. Read through the list below to find out ways you can get involved.

  • Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign (11/2 – 12/27): Harris Teeter shoppers will be invited to Round Up their transaction to the nearest whole dollar at checkout to benefit local hunger relief partners. MANNA will be the recipient of funds raised at the Harris Teeter stores on Merrimon Ave. in Asheville and Spartanburg Hwy. in Hendersonville.
Read more
Categories: Community Donations
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Survey
Dec 24 all-day
online

The Buncombe County Health Promotions Team requests feedback from residents to help inform strategies to improve our health priorities. Over the summer, Buncombe County’s latest Community Health Assessment was released. With the help of key informant surveys, community listening sessions, and existing data, the following health conditions were selected as a focus priority for the next three years: Birth Outcomes, Mental Health and Substance Misuse, and Chronic Conditions (Heart Disease and Diabetes).

We are now requesting community input to inform strategic planning for the upcoming Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The survey results will be used to determine how and what our community can do to address and improve Buncombe County’s health priorities. Let your voice be heard by taking the One Key Question Survey! All responses are anonymous.

We need participation from residents of Buncombe County to help us create a healthier community for everyone. Your response to the One Key Question Survey is essential to make Buncombe County a better place to call home.

So here’s the One Key Question:

What is the most important thing for you and your family’s health and well-being?

CLICK HERE TO ANSWER

Once you are finished answering our survey, spend a few minutes exploring the many functions of the page. You can track responses from other locals, read about our assessment process, and learn how we use your answers to create community change. Be sure to check the page regularly to stay current on our new surveys, meeting schedules, process updates, and more.

Read more
Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Give Local: SAHAC and Wicked Weed
Dec 24 all-day
online
GiveLocal campaign logo
SAHC is thrilled to be selected again this year to participate in the MountainXpress Give!Local Campaign. Our generous partners at Wicked Weed Brewing will MATCH donations up to $10,000! PLUS, anyone donating at a level of $100 or above will receive a $10 gift card from Wicked Weed. 

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

WHAT THEY DO: We permanently protect and steward our region’s most beloved natural areas. When you support local land and water conservation, you ensure our lands, our water, our wildlife and our farms will be there for future generations. SAHC is committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.

sahc

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
 (828) 253-0095
 http://appalachian.org
Read more
Categories: Community Donations Holiday
Give!Local fundraiser! Nature Center and Weiler Woods for Wildlife
Dec 24 all-day
online w/ WNC Nature Center

From November 1 to December 31, you can support the WNC Nature Center through Mountain Xpress’ Give!Local fundraiser!
Your donation gives you great incentives from the Nature Center and Mountain Xpress, and your gift will be matched by Weiler Woods for Wildlife up to $2,500, with the entire donation coming to the Friends of the WNC Nature Center!
This is a powerful way to support local nonprofits and your community during the holiday season!
Here are a few of the awesome perks of supporting the Friends:
  • Donate $25+ and get a day pass to the WNC Nature Center.
  • Donate $50+ and get an animal sticker and a day pass.
  • Donate $100+ and get an animal tracks necklace, animal sticker, and a day pass.
  • Donate $250+ and get a a guided tour of the Nature Center with animal enrichment for two people, plus the necklace, sticker, and day pass. PLUS, you’ll be entered to win a chance to go on habitat with red pandas Leafa and Phoenix in 2023!
Read more
Categories: Community Donations Family Fun Holiday
Join YWCA and get one month free
Dec 24 all-day
online

At the YWCA of Asheville, we are committed to providing a space where EVERYbody feels welcome. Ours is a gym where you can be fully and unapologetically yourself, so you can show up and care for the most important person, you. Our unique programming honors who you are. Our approach is wellness and healing-centered that is diverse and inclusive of EVERYbody.

The YWCA is easy to get to: just south of downtown. Our gym is a judgment-free gym and offers a variety of fitness equipment, cardio machines, free weights, and all the necessities for your fitness routine. Our indoor pool is maintained at a warm temperature, to alleviate joints and recover muscles while lap swimming, free swim, or during our lively aquatics group classes. We offer two community fitness studios with a daily variety of body-positive, welcoming, unique group classes, and seasonal workshops. All of this and on-site professional childcare so your me-time can become your child’s fun time. Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are also available.

Membership Perks:

  • Gender-inclusive gym facility and classes
  • Comfortable, accepting community atmosphere
  • Group Fitness Classes: Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Studio Cycle, Tabata, and more!
  • Indoor heated pool with lap lanes and Water Exercise Classes
  • On-site childcare while you work out
  • Swim lessons for all ages with special member prices
  • Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are available.
 BECOME A MEMBER MEMBERSHIP PLANS AND RATES
Read more
Categories: Health & Wellness
Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign
Dec 24 @ 6:21 pm
Harris Teeter

Help Us Meet the Need This Holiday Season

Round Up Campaigns & Community Events
We are so grateful to all of our partners who are helping us during this critical time by providing various ways for people to get involved and help provide meals for neighbors this holiday season. Read through the list below to find out ways you can get involved.

  • Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign (11/2 – 12/27): Harris Teeter shoppers will be invited to Round Up their transaction to the nearest whole dollar at checkout to benefit local hunger relief partners. MANNA will be the recipient of funds raised at the Harris Teeter stores on Merrimon Ave. in Asheville and Spartanburg Hwy. in Hendersonville.
Read more
Categories: Community Donations
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Survey
Dec 25 all-day
online

The Buncombe County Health Promotions Team requests feedback from residents to help inform strategies to improve our health priorities. Over the summer, Buncombe County’s latest Community Health Assessment was released. With the help of key informant surveys, community listening sessions, and existing data, the following health conditions were selected as a focus priority for the next three years: Birth Outcomes, Mental Health and Substance Misuse, and Chronic Conditions (Heart Disease and Diabetes).

We are now requesting community input to inform strategic planning for the upcoming Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The survey results will be used to determine how and what our community can do to address and improve Buncombe County’s health priorities. Let your voice be heard by taking the One Key Question Survey! All responses are anonymous.

We need participation from residents of Buncombe County to help us create a healthier community for everyone. Your response to the One Key Question Survey is essential to make Buncombe County a better place to call home.

So here’s the One Key Question:

What is the most important thing for you and your family’s health and well-being?

CLICK HERE TO ANSWER

Once you are finished answering our survey, spend a few minutes exploring the many functions of the page. You can track responses from other locals, read about our assessment process, and learn how we use your answers to create community change. Be sure to check the page regularly to stay current on our new surveys, meeting schedules, process updates, and more.

Read more
Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Donate to Greenworks Double your impact with a $50,000 match!
Dec 25 all-day
online

We’ve got so many reasons to give thanks! In each of our program areas, we see ordinary people taking heroic action to protect our home from the pressures of a changing climate.

 

This year-end, we’re highlighting stories that inspired us and sharing how we’re planting seeds to create a climate-resilient future for all of us.

 

With our native pollinators, more is more. The more habitat we plant, the more easily our native pollinators can find shelter and food, the more resilient they become to the challenges posed by pesticides and extreme heat—the more stable our entire food ecosystem becomes.
Read more
Categories: Donations Holiday
Give Local: SAHAC and Wicked Weed
Dec 25 all-day
online
GiveLocal campaign logo
SAHC is thrilled to be selected again this year to participate in the MountainXpress Give!Local Campaign. Our generous partners at Wicked Weed Brewing will MATCH donations up to $10,000! PLUS, anyone donating at a level of $100 or above will receive a $10 gift card from Wicked Weed. 

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

WHAT THEY DO: We permanently protect and steward our region’s most beloved natural areas. When you support local land and water conservation, you ensure our lands, our water, our wildlife and our farms will be there for future generations. SAHC is committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.

sahc

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
 (828) 253-0095
 http://appalachian.org
Read more
Categories: Community Donations Holiday
Give!Local fundraiser! Nature Center and Weiler Woods for Wildlife
Dec 25 all-day
online w/ WNC Nature Center

From November 1 to December 31, you can support the WNC Nature Center through Mountain Xpress’ Give!Local fundraiser!
Your donation gives you great incentives from the Nature Center and Mountain Xpress, and your gift will be matched by Weiler Woods for Wildlife up to $2,500, with the entire donation coming to the Friends of the WNC Nature Center!
This is a powerful way to support local nonprofits and your community during the holiday season!
Here are a few of the awesome perks of supporting the Friends:
  • Donate $25+ and get a day pass to the WNC Nature Center.
  • Donate $50+ and get an animal sticker and a day pass.
  • Donate $100+ and get an animal tracks necklace, animal sticker, and a day pass.
  • Donate $250+ and get a a guided tour of the Nature Center with animal enrichment for two people, plus the necklace, sticker, and day pass. PLUS, you’ll be entered to win a chance to go on habitat with red pandas Leafa and Phoenix in 2023!
Read more
Categories: Community Donations Family Fun Holiday
Join YWCA and get one month free
Dec 25 all-day
online

At the YWCA of Asheville, we are committed to providing a space where EVERYbody feels welcome. Ours is a gym where you can be fully and unapologetically yourself, so you can show up and care for the most important person, you. Our unique programming honors who you are. Our approach is wellness and healing-centered that is diverse and inclusive of EVERYbody.

The YWCA is easy to get to: just south of downtown. Our gym is a judgment-free gym and offers a variety of fitness equipment, cardio machines, free weights, and all the necessities for your fitness routine. Our indoor pool is maintained at a warm temperature, to alleviate joints and recover muscles while lap swimming, free swim, or during our lively aquatics group classes. We offer two community fitness studios with a daily variety of body-positive, welcoming, unique group classes, and seasonal workshops. All of this and on-site professional childcare so your me-time can become your child’s fun time. Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are also available.

Membership Perks:

  • Gender-inclusive gym facility and classes
  • Comfortable, accepting community atmosphere
  • Group Fitness Classes: Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Studio Cycle, Tabata, and more!
  • Indoor heated pool with lap lanes and Water Exercise Classes
  • On-site childcare while you work out
  • Swim lessons for all ages with special member prices
  • Personal Training, Health Coaching, and Small Group Classes or Training are available.
 BECOME A MEMBER MEMBERSHIP PLANS AND RATES
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Categories: Health & Wellness
Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign
Dec 25 @ 6:21 pm
Harris Teeter

Help Us Meet the Need This Holiday Season

Round Up Campaigns & Community Events
We are so grateful to all of our partners who are helping us during this critical time by providing various ways for people to get involved and help provide meals for neighbors this holiday season. Read through the list below to find out ways you can get involved.

  • Harris Teeter’s Harvest Feast Round-Up Campaign (11/2 – 12/27): Harris Teeter shoppers will be invited to Round Up their transaction to the nearest whole dollar at checkout to benefit local hunger relief partners. MANNA will be the recipient of funds raised at the Harris Teeter stores on Merrimon Ave. in Asheville and Spartanburg Hwy. in Hendersonville.
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Categories: Community Donations
Monday, December 26, 2022
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Survey
Dec 26 all-day
online

The Buncombe County Health Promotions Team requests feedback from residents to help inform strategies to improve our health priorities. Over the summer, Buncombe County’s latest Community Health Assessment was released. With the help of key informant surveys, community listening sessions, and existing data, the following health conditions were selected as a focus priority for the next three years: Birth Outcomes, Mental Health and Substance Misuse, and Chronic Conditions (Heart Disease and Diabetes).

We are now requesting community input to inform strategic planning for the upcoming Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The survey results will be used to determine how and what our community can do to address and improve Buncombe County’s health priorities. Let your voice be heard by taking the One Key Question Survey! All responses are anonymous.

We need participation from residents of Buncombe County to help us create a healthier community for everyone. Your response to the One Key Question Survey is essential to make Buncombe County a better place to call home.

So here’s the One Key Question:

What is the most important thing for you and your family’s health and well-being?

CLICK HERE TO ANSWER

Once you are finished answering our survey, spend a few minutes exploring the many functions of the page. You can track responses from other locals, read about our assessment process, and learn how we use your answers to create community change. Be sure to check the page regularly to stay current on our new surveys, meeting schedules, process updates, and more.

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Categories: Community Health & Wellness
Donate to Greenworks Double your impact with a $50,000 match!
Dec 26 all-day
online

We’ve got so many reasons to give thanks! In each of our program areas, we see ordinary people taking heroic action to protect our home from the pressures of a changing climate.

 

This year-end, we’re highlighting stories that inspired us and sharing how we’re planting seeds to create a climate-resilient future for all of us.

 

With our native pollinators, more is more. The more habitat we plant, the more easily our native pollinators can find shelter and food, the more resilient they become to the challenges posed by pesticides and extreme heat—the more stable our entire food ecosystem becomes.
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Categories: Donations Holiday